Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-12-13
THE DlxrlELD SPOOL MILL.

The Dixfi.ll Spool Co. began opera
ton. In their mill about month ego. the
fr., spool being roughed by Frank
Nichols. Of Sear,port This company
have one cf TIE fsesi mills In the State.
lu frame vcrk and fOundsiion aud al
those ,hisg, ~hieh 20 to make up solid
baildins. and by = prevention Of jsuirg
make the nsehinsry run 80 much os,,sr.
have bssn attended TO carefully. The
main baildine is fosiOo feet. too stories
high. el.pbosrded and nicely painted and
flashed.
The snsiss. very foe one. Of ssveniy-
Eve horse prssr. ~ss purchased Of the
p. nas,'.. Mechanic Falls. ard IL Ia an
sbsins rooa 2ox50 aud boiler room
l5ssO feet Steam i supplied BY ,-o
City hOrse poser boilers. aud the engine
i ran by Mr.. Chas. Ames. oae Of The
workmsn Who came from sssrPOr,.
where a poriiOa II the mseAinsry W.
purchased u the SsarsPOr Spool Co,
oas q the msmbef. 81 which company.
0ecrgs Merrill. ESQ. Il . psrtner Of the
DilhsA SPOOL CO. and Manages the
manufacture q the sp>ols.
Ga The grOebd Hoor ne end sin rough
ef.. fua partly by Dlx6sld msa and part
ly BY those from s,sppOr,. From this
door. afier the ,hsvinss are siftsd cut.
The blocks are taken by elevator 10 tie
third a,or. ~here they are hep, IN bias.
sseh sac BY itself. from -hieh they are
pat IA hopper. similar TO those Of gris,
mil. ~hieh conducts them to The second
floor ~here ,hFy ate TUNED. pilisbsd.
stamped azd bsggsd for shipment.
Thsis are thirissn men employed on this
alor H,m ve End the ottee. .sd n
sI0,hsr roon on The same tlsOf tie rp.ir
shop fitted up ~iih almost every,hias
nssdfsl or he rrpairins q The maehin-
cry
TIE frt spool. wsrc shipped sbos, to
weeks ego and 40 70 the COasni Thread
Co. P.-;ucket. X I. This company
sfs uo~ iurnins cat Abog, ten thousand
gros. pr mun'h. bat have plsaiy Of rOom
sd poser n grssisly increase this
Anoan'. There Grc row employed in and
sb5u; ,se mil twsniy.,hrrc men. Thr-
tssa q this nambsr are from Ss.rspofi.
oss. Mr. Ed-ards. from P.ii.. and The
rest arr residents. SO far. three f.milis.
have moved here GA account % this enief-
prise. snd Il !. hoped aud expected that
more Of the woikmea will brirg their
families ,soihsr season. WA, Of rents
seems how 10 BE- The trouble. The entire
Eumbsf Of people directly brought bsrr
BY the .tsr,isg q this enisrPrise Is ,sen.
ty.ssven. besides May more have come
hsfe on account q this and the corn
packing ba,insss.
We undsrs,.nd that the Spool CO. co..
tsmpls,s ih- mAn1f.e;ure q boxs. At
their mill. and have mes ho- in the
woods eui,ins bon timbet The 'Pools
oil be shipped ia ths.s boxs', which
-iil Be used BY The thread company for
shippiag these handsome tkrvad cases Ne
see IN osf .,OVs. Til. ought 10 prove
. great saving 70 the thread msnsf.e;-
uier,. ard 80 Know Of no place letter
suited 20 the manufacture % bo,ss than
this. ~hich aboand. in .aplins. pine sad
fr. The timber Cor ,hi. years use comes
from Msxieo. Peru aud Carthage. all
saved into squares Of proper .ir,, and
the large dry she'd. l20siO feet. s 20.
allied With these. TIE company vii use
aboa, 1000 cords Of birch this year.
part u which ~ill. hereafter. be saved
At The factory. The eniir. basins.' oil
give employment 10 msny msn in ,hi.
and neishbofins ,osns the ecming win
Ter. sad vii prove great help in this
secii0a - prolific in birch. We can ba,
-i,A this company sbsndan, success and
hops Il j, oaly The beginning u bu,i.
nss, boom Coz Our town, which shall b.
kssl,hfal snd prosperous.
The member, Of the firm are M,ssr.
T. q. Rsyrold. AM Frank Stanley q
DiIhsld. Geo. l. Merrill q s-si.POr,. and
John 7. Stanley Eco. ofPsris Tie oai-
side busines. IL msnss-d by Mssssfs.
Stanley and Reynolds. aud IL Is estimated
~ill give emPl0ymsn, to nearly 100 men
9Th teams danng the winter. About
forty men vii Be employed In The mill
while The birch Is beng saved. J. Z.
stanley Is Pres. o. the company, Geo.
Merrill Sec. and inside manager. Fsnk
Stanley TreAs. AID l. q Rsyn,li'
Ageni.-Dassld Citizen.